Astral Orbit Rocketry Fund
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About Us: Founded in 2018, Astral Orbit is a high school rocketry team from Marquette High School in Chesterfield, Missouri. We believe that every student should have the opportunity to push the boundaries of what is possible in engineering. Rocketry challenges our team to think critically about difficult and engaging engineering problems. Our team has had success competing in The American Rocketry Challenge (TARC), which consists of nearly 1,000 high school teams across the United States. In the 2019 - 2020 season, Astral Orbit finished 2nd in TARC's virtual edition of the challenge, and in 2020 - 2021, we were Top 100 finalists in our first year competing in their real-life edition.
Why We're Raising Money: We believe that we can build rockets that break barriers. However, rocketry is expensive. To make another successful run at TARC, qualify for NASA’s Student Launch Program, and to begin work on bigger programs such as a rocket reaching space or beyond, resources are key! Dreaming big and realizing those dreams burns through money, and we’re hoping that your donation can help alleviate some of the stress on our budget.
Goals and Projects:
$1,000 - This will allow Astral Orbit to make a successful run to TARC again in the 2021 - 2022 season.
$1,500 - All projects mentioned above + summer certification flights for all of our members, allowing us to become Level 1 certified with the Tripoli Rocketry Association for High-Power Launches + development of a game-changing dual-deploy parachute system that allows for precise control of flight time.
$2,500 (Stretch Goal) - All projects mentioned above + accelerated development of an active airbraking/flight control system + rocketry gets our own 3D printer, allowing us much more flexibility and control over our rocket design and components + development of two-stage rockets + making history with the development of a liquid rocket engine.
Social Pages:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGofxwx6N2TpPU4ChS8lQRg?sub_confirmation=1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/astral_orbit?lang=en
Why We're Raising Money: We believe that we can build rockets that break barriers. However, rocketry is expensive. To make another successful run at TARC, qualify for NASA’s Student Launch Program, and to begin work on bigger programs such as a rocket reaching space or beyond, resources are key! Dreaming big and realizing those dreams burns through money, and we’re hoping that your donation can help alleviate some of the stress on our budget.
Goals and Projects:
$1,000 - This will allow Astral Orbit to make a successful run to TARC again in the 2021 - 2022 season.
$1,500 - All projects mentioned above + summer certification flights for all of our members, allowing us to become Level 1 certified with the Tripoli Rocketry Association for High-Power Launches + development of a game-changing dual-deploy parachute system that allows for precise control of flight time.
$2,500 (Stretch Goal) - All projects mentioned above + accelerated development of an active airbraking/flight control system + rocketry gets our own 3D printer, allowing us much more flexibility and control over our rocket design and components + development of two-stage rockets + making history with the development of a liquid rocket engine.
Social Pages:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGofxwx6N2TpPU4ChS8lQRg?sub_confirmation=1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/astral_orbit?lang=en
Fundraising team (9)
Alex Chen
Organizer
Chesterfield, MO
Ben Cook
Team member
Aniruddh Kommareddy
Team member
Christina Tyulyayev
Team member
Jason Zhao
Team member